DAVID
HODGESfrom Live
Journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/wandertheearth

Madonna: I
continue to be fascinated by the statue out inthe back
parking lot of St. Joseph's church. Here's atighly cropped
image I took the other day. When I goback and forth
from this image to the one further downthe page, I
find it hard to believe the figures in thestatue haven't
changed their expressions.

haven't you noticed how everybody wants
something - suresomething precious, rare, fun, and
fulfilling - nicesomething to let them know they are real -
livingeverything is played with then dropped - as
if

Rock'em Sock'em REALIZATIONRight THIS Way Ladies and Gentlemen!Sweet dreams and God's own love beams!Right This WAY Everybody Welcome!

The search for meaning is this old
universe got ya down, Spunky?Are you wracked with guilt, doubt and
confusion one momentonly to be blissed out of your gourd the
next? And you're feelingconfused about it all. And the bills are
due and your lover left youand all you can really think about is this
stoopid religious shit?And you gotta get ready for company and
it's the same old facessaying the same old dumb things. And the
fooking car needs work.And you want to crawl in bed for a week or
two.

Well, Spunky, here's something
guaranteed to help you out.Yes, Spunky, it's New and Improved
Dammitall!

Dammitall!

Clears the VisionImproves the AppetiteFrees your MindOpens your Heart

Side effects may include but are not
limited to:Cheerfulness, Laughter, Compassion, and the
general attitude of Joy

When you experience or are aware or are
conscious of something ... that'salready duality.

So how can non-duality be known? How can
non-duality know itself?

Can non-duality exist without duality?
If it did that would be 'endgame' asit would not know itself [if it existed or
not] , nor know how to create again?

If it could think or have memory about
how it created the Universe than itwould not be non-duality would it?

Non-duality with a potential to create
or change would be two wouldn't it?

By definition non-duality is changeless,
eternal, etc. In other words itdoes not exist!

However 'non-duality' as a foundation
layer of duality can exist. Of courseit would not really be non-duality ...
however that's 'what is'.

Non-duality and duality exist together
in the same way as white light andits hidden rainbow colors exist together.__________________________________________________________________

AZIZ ANSWERScontributed by Jan Sultan

student:Is this reality an illusion? All mystics
seem to see it as a dream.

Aziz:To see this reality as a dream is a part of
this dream! This realityis what it is and you don't need to call it
anything. Do you see how muchyou live in the mind? There is this
constant translation of reality intomental concepts. Look at reality without
concepts. The highestunderstanding is not-knowing. The moment
you know, you have already missedthe Truth of life. To live without concepts
is to live in insecurity. Yourconcepts protect your ego-sense of
identity. But it is all empty. When youput your hand inside your interpretation of
reality, there is just nothing.It is like a phantom  it seems real
but there is nothing inside of it. Letgo of concepts and learn to live in
emptiness. Have the courage to be nobody.The idea that this reality is an illusion
was created to transcend theouter in order to regain the Inner. But
when the Inner is attained, thenegation of the outer should be dropped as
well. Indian mysticismtranscended the Outer. Zen transcended the
Inner. In Zen, to separate theinner from the outer is a sign of
ignorance. 'Form is emptiness andemptiness is form,' is a verse in the Heart
Sutra. But even this conceptmust be transcended! Any idea, even the
most profound, is like a ropebinding a donkey to a pole. It is all a
form of intellectual bondage.Freedom lies in the dimension beyond the
mind, in the dimension ofnot-knowing. That is the true innocence!

Gurus...Here's a guru available to most;crows, just watch and listen tothe crows.They'll notice you pretty quick.

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Zero is a peculiar number, not really a
number at all, only a space holder, asignifier that here in this column is thepotential for an integer to be though there
is none present.

Awareness turned upon itself finds zero
where identity or 1had been mistakenly assumed to be. The
awful fact is that 1is a black box, a functional device, a
heretofore secretencoder that makes sense of reality. Making
sense is an essential function, the 1 isnot without its legitimacy, but (and it's a
bigbut) the 1 device turns on and off.

The not so trivial fact is that
multiplying everything by zerois what is going on all the time, as the
present reality ever vanishes.Multiplying everything by 1 is our human
way of establishing history, society,relationship, and all that.

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GLORIA LEEfrom Nonduality Salon

The Small Table Of Time And Space
I am a Golden Compass -
Watch me whirl.
To the east and to the west,
To the north and to the south,
In all directions I will true your course
Toward laughter and unity.
To everywhere I will deliver enlightenment
On the backs of camels, birds
And strong pilgrims.
Into every country
I will carry the Holy Names and dance
And dance.
I am a Golden Compass -
Watch me sing and spin
Illustrious strands of lyrics and truth.
I am a divine Agent.
Your passage to light, your ticket,
May need my stamp.
My feet and verse are now ecstatic
And mid-air;
Just place your self beneath our leaping arch -
We will sweetly rain upon you.
Watch me whirl into nothingness
Your fears and darkness -
Just keep tossing them onto my golden plate.
I am a Holy Instrument always tuned by God
I live beyond every dimension.
I have been lifted drunk off the floor
In a Magnificent Tavern.
Now at my seat upon Divine Love
I gaze at Everything with brilliant, clear eyes.
I can so easily lean my cheek across this small table
Of time and space
And let you touch my beautiful laughing
Wooly beard.
Hafiz is an Emerald Compass.
My knowledge will put manna in your purse.
My only duty that now remains
To this world
Is from every direction
To forever serve you wine and
Hope.
Hafiz is a Golden Skirt
The Beloved has lifted off a magnificent floor
And has tied around His waist.
Watch us whirl, whirl,
Whirl!
("The Subject Tonight Is Love" - versions of Hafiz by
Daniel Ladinsky)